Those of you who are interested in this discussion should take a good look at these excellent pictures and compare them to my photos
http://www.greglasley.net/nashvillewarbler.html http://www.greglasley.net/orangecrown.html I am leaning towards Nashville after looking at Greg's pictures for a while. Thanks for all of the comments so far. Bill [email protected] On Oct 18, 9:00 pm, kickback <[email protected]> wrote: > I posted a warbler picture on Saturday and have received a variety of > comments about whether it is an Orange crowned or Nashville warbler. I > saw it at Chico ranch on Saturday in the banding area. The various > responders have sent me these comments: > > Reasons why it is an orange crowned warbler > > 1. The the eye ring is broken and there is no sharp demarcation > between hood and throat area , in fact the color of the hood is not > completely gray at all but mix of olive-yellow and gray > > 2. Eye-archs vs. complete eye-ring is better for Orange-crowned, as > are the overall colors. I'm not seeing much of a contrast between the > gray head and bright yellow throat. > > Reasons why it is a Nashville warbler > > 1. The eye ring is just right for a Nashville Warbler and not an > Orange-crowned. I can't tell a lot about the rest of the head, which > should be grayish, and it should show a yellow throat as well. > > 2.The eye-ring does appear imperfect, however is too white and > contrasty;the fairly sharp demarcation between gray cheek/malar and > the very yellow throat is a feature I've never seen on even the most > gray-headed, yellow-bellied Orange-crowneds. In short, the face simply > doesn't have the look of an Orange-crowned. It also seems to be > lacking the diffuse streaking below that Orange-crowneds typically > have. > > Complete set of pictures > > http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_3151_4x6.jpghttp://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_3152_4x6.jpghttp://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_3153_4x6.jpghttp://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_3156_4x6.jpghttp://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_3158_4x6.jpg > > Thanks for any additional comments > > Bill Kosar > [email protected] > Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
